H.J. No. 0001

Initiative and referendum requirements.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Brown, Berger, Blake, Buchanan, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Edwards, Gingery, Hallinan,      Iekel, Lubnau, Madden, Meyer, Olsen, Petersen,                      Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Shepperson, Simpson,   Steward, Stubson, White and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Larson, Nicholas, Ross,    Schiffer and Von Flatern

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to modify the signature requirement for a petition for an initiative or referendum; changing the requirement from fifteen percent of those resident in at least two-thirds of the counties to at least fifteen percent of those resident in at least two-thirds of the  senate districts in the state. 

12/17/2007  Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/15/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H12

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel

Ayes 59 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/22/2008   H12 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Buchanan, Cohee, Hammons, Illoway, Landon, Lubnau, Martin, Philp, Simpson and Thompson

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks

Ayes 12 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/22/2008   H Placed on General File

2/22/2008   H Passed CoW

2/25/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks, Esquibel, F., Millin and Throne

Ayes 56 Nays 4 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/26/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/27/2008   S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/27/2008   S Placed on General File

HJ0001SW001/FAILED

Page 1-line 5           Delete "fifteen" insert "ten".

Page 2-line 14          Strike "fifteen percent (15%)" insert "ten percent (10%)".

Page 3-line 7           Delete "fifteen percent (15%)" insert "ten percent (10%)".  SESSIONS

2/28/2008   S Passed CoW

2/29/2008   S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2008    S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Aullman, Case, Fecht, Hastert, Job, Massie, Mockler and Sessions

Ayes 22 Nays 8 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/3/2008    Assigned Number HEJR No. 0001

3/3/2008    H Speaker Signed HEJR No. 0001

3/4/2008    S President Signed HEJR No. 0001